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| summary = This spell allows spellcasters to grant a semblance of life to a corpse, allowing it to answer questions. | | summary = This spell allows spellcasters to grant a semblance of life to a corpse, allowing it to answer questions. | ||
| description = Grant a semblance of life to a corpse, allowing it to answer questions. | | description = Grant a semblance of life to a corpse, allowing it to answer questions. | ||
| extra description = Skeletons and creatures killed with {{DamageType|Acid}}, {{DamageType|Fire}}, {{DamageType|Lightning}}, {{DamageType|Necrotic}}, {{DamageType|Radiant}} damage no longer have a mouth and can't be made to talk using this spell. | |||
Doesn't work on Undead. | |||
| cost = action, spell3 | | cost = action, spell3 | ||
| range = | | range = | ||
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| condition = Recast Speak with Dead | | condition = Recast Speak with Dead | ||
| condition duration = Until Long Rest | | condition duration = Until Long Rest | ||
| notes = * There's a high chance that the corpse will be unwilling to speak with the caster if they dealt the killing blow. This is not always the case, but can be circumvented by using the {{SAI|Disguise Self}} spell before casting it. | | notes = * Casting this spell also grants the ability '''Recast Speak with Dead''', which allows the spellcaster to recast the spell without expending a spell slot, until the next [[Long Rest]]. | ||
* There's a high chance that the corpse will be unwilling to speak with the caster if they dealt the killing blow. This is not always the case, but can be circumvented by using the {{SAI|Disguise Self}} spell before casting it. | |||
* For the list of NPCs you can cast this spell on see [[:Category:Available to Speak with Dead]]. | * For the list of NPCs you can cast this spell on see [[:Category:Available to Speak with Dead]]. | ||
* If cast by a {{Class|Cleric}}, the spell should remain [[Spells#Prepared Spells|Prepared]]. If the spell is removed from the Cleric's Prepared Spells list, they will lose the ability to use Recast Speak with Dead until preparing and casting Speak with Dead once more, and applicable corpses will no longer have a green glow to indicate they can be spoken to. If cast with a [[Scroll_of_Speak_with_Dead|scroll]] or item, the caster does not need to keep this spell Prepared, and will be able to use Recast Speak with Dead until their next Long Rest. | * If cast by a {{Class|Cleric}}, the spell should remain [[Spells#Prepared Spells|Prepared]]. If the spell is removed from the Cleric's Prepared Spells list, they will lose the ability to use Recast Speak with Dead until preparing and casting Speak with Dead once more, and applicable corpses will no longer have a green glow to indicate they can be spoken to. If cast with a [[Scroll_of_Speak_with_Dead|scroll]] or item, the caster does not need to keep this spell Prepared, and will be able to use Recast Speak with Dead until their next Long Rest. | ||